ANSWER: B, Oct. 9, 2008. That makes him 4 years old in human years and about 33 in dog years, according to Pedigree’s pet calculator. Bo will be 61 in dog years when he moves out of the White House in 2016 – older than President Barack Obama, who will be 55 when he leaves office.

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What breed is Bo?
a. American water Spaniel
b. Portuguese water dog
c. Irish water spaniel
d. a cross-breed of all of the above

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ANSWER: B, Portuguese water dog, known as working dogs for their intelligence, strength and stamina. Often called PWDs for short, the dogs originally roamed along Portuguese shores (hence their name). They accompanied Portuguese fisherman — making them fiercely loyal companions — on their boats and would sometimes have to dive in to the ocean to retrieve fishing gear, perfect traits for playing fetch. PWDs came to America during the 1960s.

ANSWER: D, Boyd, Texas — just outside of Dallas. He was born on dog breeders’ Art and Martha Sterns' 10-acre ranch.

What was the name of the litter that Bo was born into called?
a. Hope and Change
b. Liberty Litter
c. Liberty and Justice
d. Presidential Pups

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ANSWER: A, Hope and Change, named because Art and Martha Stern, who bred the dog, supported Obama during his first bid for the presidency.

What was Bo’s name before he came to live at the White House?
a. Bubba
b. Barry
c. Charlie
d. Rover

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ANSWER: C, the dog who would eventually become Bo had been named Charlie by a woman in Virginia who first purchased — and later returned — the dog because he had behavioral problems. His original name in the litter was Amigo’s New Hope, named after the Sterns’ “Amigos Portuguese Water Dog Kennels.”

First daughters Malia and Sasha helped name Bo. How did they choose the name?
a. Their cousins’ cat was named Bo
b. After their dad’s initials: B.O. for Barack Obama
c. After their grandfather, who was nicknamed ‘Diddley’
d. A & C

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ANSWER: D. Sasha and Malia named the dog Bo in part because their cousins’ cat was named Bo and because their mom’s dad was nicknamed Diddley (after singer Bo Diddley).

Bo has a brother named Cappy, who has a famous owner. Who is it?
a. Vice President Joe Biden
b. Former President Bill Clinton
c. The late-Sen. Ted Kennedy
d. Sen. John McCain

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ANSWER: C, Cappy was born in Bo’s same litter, thereby making them brothers. Cappy is the dog of the late-Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife, Vicki. The Kennedys gave Bo to the Obamas.

ANSWER: C, Univision – When a journalist with Univision affiliate Univision El Paso broadcast from the White House South Lawn, Bo ran in the background, making the ordinary report go viral.

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What was the name of the top secret meeting when Bo met the first family?
a. Wag the Dog
b. Operation DOTUS
c. The Meeting
d. Dog Days

ANSWER: C, The Meeting, according to The Washington Post, is what White House staffers dubbed the secret get-to-know-you session. Bo met with the Obamas a few weeks before he moved in, greeting them in a traditional Hawaiian lei.